Leader
3Heralded Score, range 2–5
The most visible software development companies in Europe, October 2026
Brands
Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 3 , range 2–5 | 3#1 | 3
| 2% | 1% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 3 , range 2–5 | 3#2 | 3
| 2% | 1% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–4 | 2#3 | 2
| 2% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–4 | 2#4 | 2
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–4 | 2#5 | 2
| 1% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–3 | 2#6 | 2
| 1% | 0% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–3 | 2#7 | 2
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–3 | 2#8 | 2
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–3 | 2#9 | 2
| 1% | 0% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 1 , range 1–3 | 1#10 | 1
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading |
“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. AI gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.
Most cited sources
| Rank | Source | Type | Cited in | Engines | Pages cited | Brands its pages mention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | | Consultancy | 2.4% | 3 of 4 | 6 | Not read |
| 12 | | Regulator | 1.2% | 1 of 4 | 8 | Not read |
| 13 | | Vendor site | 1.9% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 14 | | Consultancy | 2.1% | 3 of 4 | 4 | Not read |
| 15 | | Directory | 2.1% | 4 of 4 | 4 | Not read |
| 16 | | Media | 2.1% | 3 of 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | | Social | 1.7% | 2 of 4 | 8 | Not read |
| 18 | | Consultancy | 1.4% | 2 of 4 | 8 | Not read |
| 19 | | Regulator | 1.0% | 1 of 4 | 7 | Not read |
| 20 | | Consultancy | 1.9% | 4 of 4 | 4 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Quali sono le migliori aziende di sviluppo software per realizzare un prodotto su misura in Italia? | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Outsourcing dello sviluppo software su misura per startup in Italia | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Come può un'azienda realizzare software su misura senza un team interno in Italia? | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Come posso trovare un partner affidabile per lo sviluppo software in Italia? | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Sviluppatori interni o azienda di sviluppo software per una startup in Italia? | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Sviluppo software nearshore o offshore per un'azienda di medie dimensioni in Italia | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Alternative ad assumere un team di sviluppo interno in Italia | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Alternative agli sviluppatori freelance per creare un'app in Italia | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Sono un fondatore non tecnico in Italia e devo realizzare un'app web. Quale azienda di sviluppo software dovrei scegliere? | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Dirigo il reparto IT di un'azienda di medie dimensioni in Italia e cerco un partner per modernizzare i nostri sistemi legacy. | Italian | No brand recommended |
Each engine's top three
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Method
Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.
For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.